Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-kyuːr ~ s-kywaːr ‎(“sour”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*skʲur.mo/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: gyuu^f-mu^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /cuː˥˥.mu˥˥/